Karen Jacobsen The GPS Girl® has likely given you directions. The original Aussie voice of Siri in a billion smartphones, Karen built an empowerment brand from one voice-over job. After 20 years in New York City, and deeply involved in the speaking industry as President of the New York City National Speakers Association chapter, and the national board of NSA for a 4 year term, Karen’s insights as an international speaker will be focused on actions you can take right away in your own business.
At June’s PSA NSW meeting, Karen will deliver her signature Recalculating Keynote, as she would at an opening session for her clients, with major speaking business additions. Learn 5 turn-by-turn Directions for Recalculating and how to use your internal GPS system when navigating change in these times.
Karen will take us on a journey from her small town childhood near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef - to becoming The GPS Girl® whose voice is in more than a billion devices and smart phones - to building a career and business in the Big Apple. Sharing the many starts, stops, detours (and a few disasters) she encountered along her own road to success, she proves that it is never too late to Recalculate.
Karen Jacobsen will share:
- her mix of marketing strategies to book business
- top tips for stage presence and performance
and you will receive:
- The GPS Girl’s Speaker Success Checklist - with 44 Ways to Drive Your Performance
After 20 years in New York City, relocating to the Whitsundays during the pandemic, and remotely packing and moving her home into a shipping container via FaceTime when borders were closed, Karen knows a thing or two about Recalculating.
Outcomes:
- Learn The GPS Girl's 5 Directions for Recalculating when things do not go as planned
- Quickly bounce back and redirect your efforts more efficiently and effectively
- Increase your ability to drive results in your speaking business
About Karen Jacobsen
Karen Jacobsen speaks, sings and motivates groups who want to drive their performance.
Karen’s speaking voice is in over a billion GPS devices and smartphones worldwide giving directions. From this one voice-over booking she created her empowerment brand “The GPS Girl”, teaching the five directions for Recalculating in business and life.
An award-winning Singer and Songwriter, Karen's musical career highlights include: sharing the bill with Norah Jones, Neil Sedaka and Christopher Cross and singing the national anthem at major sporting events including 80, 000 people at Giants Stadium for the New York Jets. Her pop-orchestral work Misogyny Opus was premiered in 2023 to acclaim, with musicians from the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, setting former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech to music word for word.
A TEDx speaker, Karen has appeared on the NBC Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, in The New York Times, NY Daily News, Glamour magazine and named one of People Magazine's Most Intriguing People, however she was told she had really made it when she was a clue in The New York Times crossword puzzle.
Karen’s voice is in demand in the studio as a Voice-Over artist recording customized voice systems and advertising campaigns, and live as a Keynote Speaker and Concert Performer.
As an Author, her book Recalculate - Directions for Driving Performance Success follows her journal book "The GPS Girl's Road Map for Your Future”, which provides a literal road map for getting more of what you want in business and life.
To read more visit http://www.thegpsgirl.com @thegpsgirl
Program:
5.30pm: Pre-event networking (in foyer/bar area)
6.00pm: Registration opens
6.30pm: Formal event start
6.35pm: Session 1 - Karen Jacobsen
7.20pm: Dinner and networking break
8.10pm: Session 2 - Karen Jacobsen
8.55pm: Fun group photo and evening close
NOTE the following:
- Venue is Holiday Inn Potts Point, 203 Victoria Street, Potts Point
- Event Start time is 6:30pm
Transportation Options for Holiday Inn Potts Point:
- By car - flat parking rate of $15 (There are two entries on Victoria Street. Enter from the right sided lower entry point.)
- By train - nearest station is Kings Cross
- By bus - connected to most lines in Sydney
PSA’s Values in Action Policy applies to this Event